This is a page from the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election.
Education platforms
Here's what the candidates in District 17: New Haven - Rocky Point, and their parties, are promising.Indigenous learning
We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous learning.
NDP
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Work with Mi'kmaq leaders and educators to update curriculum to reflect Mi'kmaq experiences and histories
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Ensure the cultural history of PEI taught in social studies includes stories of Indigenous, Métis, and Acadian people
PC
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Offer courses on local Indigenous history in the curriculum
K-12 funding
Green
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Support and encourage play- and project-based learning in all grades
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Increase outdoor education
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Invest $5M in the first year to hire more teachers and educational assistants
Liberal
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Set targets for how many high school grads move on to post-secondary
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Increase investments in professional development supports for teachers
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Increase funding for education assistances, school psychologists, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and other resource personnel in schools
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Emphasise academic and career counselling in earlier grades
NDP
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Hire 50 more learning assistance teachers and educational assistants over three years
PC
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Add 100 new positions including teachers, educational assistance, youth service workers, counsellors, and mental health support workers
Learning needs
We don't have any Green policies on Learning needs.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Learning needs.
NDP
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Increase funding for autism services for children and youth
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Provide training to resource teachers and educational assistants in trauma-informed care, restorative conflict resolution, and literacy instruction
PC
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Provide a $500 tutor rebate
Post-secondary costs and tuition
Green
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Consider student-led housing cooperatives
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Continue to fund open educational resources, so as to reduce textbook costs
We don't have any Liberal policies on Post-secondary costs and tuition.
NDP
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Eliminate community college tuition fees by 2026
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Freeze and reduce university tuition fees, with the goal of eliminating all tuition fees
PC
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Continue to fund open educational resources, so as to reduce post-secondary costs
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Make on-Island tuition free for RCWs, LPNs, and Paramedics who serve in PEI for two years, and provide bursaries for LPNs, RNs, and Paramedics who study off-Island
School construction and upgrades
Green
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Build previously announced schools, including the Stratford school
We don't have any Liberal policies on School construction and upgrades.
NDP
PC
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Add plans for a junior high school for the Stratford Campus
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Use more solar energy at schools
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Expand and renovate Queen Charlotte Intermediate School
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Add Automated External Defibrillators to all schools
School governance
Green
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Allow permanent residents to vote in school board elections
We don't have any Liberal policies on School governance.
We don't have any NDP policies on School governance.
We don't have any PC policies on School governance.
School vaccination
Green
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Expand access to vaccinations in school
We don't have any Liberal policies on School vaccination.
We don't have any NDP policies on School vaccination.
We don't have any PC policies on School vaccination.